Auxiliary bed.



B. SCHECHTER.

AUXILIARY BED. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 22, 1915.

1,168,680,, Patented Jan.18, 1916.

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BENJAMIN SCHECHTER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

AUXILIARY BED.

Application filed January 22, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN Sensory The, a citizen of the United States, and resident of the borough ofBrooklyn, county of ltings, city and btate of New 1 ork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Auxiliary Beds, of which the following is a specification.

The device, the'subject of this invention, is intended to perform all of the functions of an ordinary bed or crib, but I have termed it an auxiliary bed for the reason that it is my intention that it shall be adapted to and become a part of an ordinary bed, and that although it may not be self-supporting as an independent unit, I show it secured to an ordinary bed in a manner that I shall describe.

It shall furnish a firm and reliable support for the necessary bedding and for a child of almost any age or size.

I have found that it is particularly advantageous to arrange a childs crib connected in close proximity to an ordinary bed so that when required the child can receive any necessary attentions not only quickly but with little inconvenience to the person whose duty it may be to administer to the wants of the child. I have also found that under certain conditions, particularly in large cities where the size of the apartment does not afford extended space for the arrangement of beds, that it is advantageous to provide a crib or small bed for a child in such a manner that the space that it shall occupy shall be reduced to the smallest possible area when the crib is not in use, and that when the crib is not in use it may be folded or stored or otherwise disposed of so that the space that would otherwise be devoted to it may be used for other purposes.

Such a device is the subject of this invention and in its development I shall endeavor to provide a means of easy operation, a simple construction, and also a mechanical device that shall be sanitary even to the greatest degree.

The following is what I consider the best means of carrying out this invention, and the accompanying drawings form a part of this specification, in which:

Figure 1 shows'the completed device in position to be used. Fig. 2 shows the device in the position-which it w'illbe caused to as Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 18, 1916.

Serial No. 3,755.

same when not in operation. Fig. 3 isa detail of a part of the supporting means.

Similar reference numerals indicate like parts in all the figures where they appear.

From the drawing it will be observed that my'device is operable in conjunction with and that it is partly supported by, an ordinary bed. Such a bed may consist of what is usually termed the head and foot supports as indicated at 1 and 2, the side rails as indicated at 8 and at, and the spring as indicated at 5, which should be supported upon the side rails 3 and e1 by means of foot pieces 6 and 7. The spring may be of any ordinary construction, but in the drawing I have in dicated the, woven wire spring, provided with side rails 8 and 9, upon which the spring wires are secured, and which serve as di tenders to keep the wires tightened to a desirable degree.

The elements thus far described may be of ordinary construction and ordinary shape and size, and the particular design of the springs and their method of operation does not limit or affect my invention, and therefore I will not find it necessary to describe these parts or theirconstruction more fully than T have already done.

Secured to the side rails S and 9 of the spring and extending between these parts, and transversely across the bed is a bar 10 provided with a slot 11. This bar may be clam ed to the under side of the side bars 8 and 9.. or it may have its end turned to engage this bar.

. Through the slot 11 I arrange a bolt 12, and upon this bolt a wing-nut 18 will be screw-threaded. The bolt 12 and nut 13 engage and support a metal strap 14 which jecting end each of the bars 18 and 19 are provided with a slot 20; each of the slots be ing transverse to the lOIlQltlldJIlfil axis of their respective bars are free to engage upon the adjacent side bar 3 of the bed. p

In each of the bars 16 and 17, andnear the ends thereof, I produce perforations as indicated at 21 and 22, andthrough these perforations I may extend a rotatable rivet. Upon each pair of rivets I secure the lower end of the foldable though normally upwardly projecting head and foot frames as indicated at 23 and 24. In use these frames project upward as shown in Fig. l and assist the side frame 25 which is pivotedly supported by the endbars 18and 19, in insuring that the occupant of my bed cannot accidentally fall .therefrom. When however the bed is not in use the ends 23 and 24: fold I inward upon the bedding and the side frame 25 folds downward onto the end frames 23 and 24;. I

Pivoted to the outer side bar 17 I provide supports 26 and 27 which when not in use will occupy the position shown in dotted lines in Fig.2, but when opened downward as shown in Fig. 1 these supports materially assist in firmly supporting the crib.

I From the position of the bar 10 and the length of the slot 11 therein it will be underinward, the side frame 25 downward thereon, the legs or supports 26 and 27 upward,

and then a slight-lifting of the inner ends of the top and bottom bars 18 and 19 will allow the crib to ."beslid inwardand this will cause the bolt 12 to travel'in the slot 11. The inward motion is continued until the lug28 reaches the outer surface of the side bar 3 of the bed; this side bar will then support the side bar 17 of the crib. T0 withdraw the crib, the lug 28 or the side bar is pulled outward causing the end bars 18 and 19 to slide u'ponthe side bar 3 of the bed.

When the outward motion is continued to the full extent the spring 80 arranged upon the bolt 12 forces the member 14 downward,

which will causethe slots 20 in the end bars 18 and 19 to engage with the side bar 3; the

legs or supports 26 and 27 are opened downfunction depending upon gravity to cause the engagement of the slots or I may make the member 14 a spring member with a tendency to force the bar 16, upon which it is engaged, downward.

The shape, style and size of my crib may be changed or modified at will and other modifications may be made within the scope of the appended claims'without departing from the principle or sacrificing the advan-. tages of this invention. 1

7 Having carefully and fully described my invention what I claim'and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: p p

1. An auxiliary bed havingend and side frames in combination with a slotted bar secured to thesprings of an ordinary bed, and a resilient and sliding connection between said slotted bar and said auxiliary bed for the purpose set forth- I 2. An auxiliary bed having side and end.

bars, slots in said end bars, and means for depressing said slots for engagement with the side bars of a bed in combination with a slotted bar adjustably engaged with the springs of a, bed and adapted to support said auxiliary bed when in a nonoperative position.

3. An auxiliary bed having in combination, end bars provided with slots, a slidable support, anda resilient means for engaging said bars. upon the side bar of a bed as and for the purpose set forth.

4. An auxiliary bed having incombination with an ordinary bed a slotted cross-bar adjustably secured thereto, a side bar. a

spring depressed slidable co'nnectionbetween said adjustable bar and said auxiliary bed, and means for disconnecting said auxiliary bed, allowing it to be'difi'erently positioned in relation to said bed pose set forth. p

Signed at New York city, New York, thisath dayof January 1915 in the presence of these two witnesses. p

BENJAMIN SCHEGHTER. lVitnesses: v

ARTHUR PHELPS MARK, H. D. MATCHE'IT.

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